Kibuli Hospital

Kibuli Hospital, sometimes referred to as Kibuli Muslim Hospital (KMH), is a hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2]

Kibuli Muslim Hospital
Geography
LocationMbogo Road, Kibuli Hill, Kampala City, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°18′33″N 32°35′43″E
Organisation
Care systemPrivate, Non-profit
TypeGeneral & Teaching
Affiliated universityHabib Medical School
Services
Emergency department1
Beds200[1]
History
Opened1995 (1995)
Links
WebsiteHomepage
Other linksHospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Location

KMH is located on Kibuli Hill in Makindye Division, in the southeastern part of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The hospital is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Kampala's central business district, adjacent to Kibuli Mosque and Kibuli Secondary School.[3]

This is about 5 kilometres (3 mi), southeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[4] The geographical coordinates of the hospital are 0°18'33.0"N, 32°35'43.0"E (Latitude:0.309167; Longitude:32.595278).[5]

Overview

KMH was founded as an outpatient facility on land that had been donated in the 1930s by Prince Badru Kakungulu. The hospital added an inpatient unit with 59 beds in 1995. In 2005, the hospital opened an emergency medicine department, along with an outpatient wing. KMH is assigned a health sub-district within Makindye Division East, where it carries out primary health care activities with the collaboration of Makindye Division, the Kampala Capital City Authority, and the United Nations Environmental Program.[6]

Medical school affiliation

On 25 October 2014, the Islamic University in Uganda opened the Habib Medical School and hospital, based at its Kibuli campus, with KMH as the teaching hospital for the school. The school opened with 100 students enrolled in the five-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery program. The official opening ceremony took place on 10 February 2015, presided over by Yoweri Museveni, Uganda's President. It is expected that in 2017/2018 academic calendar, the school will start Bachelor of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery.[7]

See also

References
  1. Henry Sekanjako (20 July 2014). "Nigerians in Uganda told to respect Ugandan laws". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. Kibuli Muslim Hospital (November 2020). "About Kibuli Muslim Hospital". Kibuli, Kampala, Uganda: Kibuli Muslim Hospital. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. Google (20 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Amber House, Kampala Road, Kampala And Kibuli Hospital, Kibuli Hill, Kampala" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. Google (20 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Kibuli Hospital And Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Google (20 November 2020). "Location of Kibuli Muslim Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. Patrick Jaramogi (25 October 2011). "80 Get Free Surgery In Kibuli Hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. The Nigerian Voice (13 February 2015). "President Museveni Opens Habib Medical School...At Kampala Campus Of IUIU". The Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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